Merriam, KS, is a city located in the northeastern part of Kansas. Cities Neighboring Merriam, KS. The following Cities are next to Merriam, KS: Overland Park is 9.1 miles south of Merriam, KS. Kansas City is 7.7 miles north of Merriam, KS. Shawnee is 6.1 miles west of Merriam, KS.
The Eads Bridge is a combined road and railway bridge over the Mississippi River at St. Louis, connecting St. Louis and East St. Louis, Illinois. As of April 2014, it carries about 8,100 vehicles daily, down 3,000 since the new Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge opened in February 2014.
1928 June 28 St. Louis Globe-Democrat newspaper clipping titled âJames Eads How Sued for Divorce.â 1928 Sept 17 St. Louis Post-Dispatch newspaper clipping of a photograph of the old home of James B. Eads, Compton and Eads Ave., which is being torn down.